medIcation

[Lat. medicatio, from med i cat us, pa. par. of medico to heal, to cure; Fr. médication; Sp. medic a cion; Ital. medic azione.] 1. The act of medicating or impregnating with some medicinal ingredient or property. *2. The use or application of medicine; medical treatment. medicine měd'-I-ca-tive, a. [English medic at (e); -ive.] Tending to heal or cure; curing, healing. "Those physicians who profe to follow nature in the treatment of diseases, by watching and aiding her med i cative powers." -Stewart : Human Mind, vol. ii., ch. iv., § 6. Měd-i-çe-an, a. [See def.] Of or pertaining to the Medici, a celebrated family of Florence, eminent patrons of art and literature. *mě-diç'-in-a-ble, a. [Eng. medic in(e); -able .] Having the properties or qualities of medicine; medicinal, healing.